‘Wanted!’ Hunt for Lincoln’s Killer Leads Student to Artifact
Anthropology graduate student Isabella Quartiere, BA ’25, is exploring how a John Wilkes Booth wanted poster preserved at GW reflects presidential history.
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Writing Beyond Bars: Student Storytellers Free Incarcerated Voices
In her digital storytelling class, English’s Emma Wu connects GW students and D.C. inmates through a pen pal project for reclaiming memory and humanity.
SMPA Launches Endowed Democracy Prize
A new endowed Democracy Innovation Prize will support student projects that promote democracy, strengthen democratic institutions and build civic participation.
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The 2026 Student Speaker Competition Is Open
Enter for the chance to address your classmates and the GW community at the university-wide Commencement on the Mall.
Revolutionary Impact: CCAS Research Is Transforming Lives
Every day, CCAS researchers take on some of the world’s toughest challenges, delivering real-world impact.
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SMPA Documentary Selected for Sundance!
SMPA Professors Jason Osder (left) and William Youmans will screen their documentary Who Killed Alex Odeh? at the 2026 film festival.
Carnegie Honors Community Scholarship
The GW SMART DC tutoring program featuring CCAS students helped GW earn the 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement.
Black Women Seeing Themselves—on TV
Media and Public Affairs’ Imani M. Cheers explores the evolution of Black women friendships in television and film in a new book.
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